Vending and displaying cabinet



April 21, 931. o. (2. ROGERS 1,301,693

VENDING AND DISPLAYINGv CABINET Filed Jan. 22, 1930 O. O'Rogem;

INVENTOR- r 1 I I.

/ ATTORNEY.

Patented Apr. 21, 1931 j PATENT OFFICE,

oswAm) e. noon-Rs, or" CENTER,- rnxns VENDING AND DISPLAYING CABINET A'p ilicationifiled Janua-ry '22, 1930. Serial No. 422,653.:

This invention-relatesito Vending-r and displaying cabinets anda especially to an im proved. cabinet or show-case for displaying and storing certain cosmetic articles or pack- 8 ages, itor'sale by retail stores. 1

one object of this invention is to provide. a

cabinet" of this. character" which not only dis lays the goods attractively and eonspicuk ou'sly; but 'al'soprovides for storing goods, of

10' the kind displayed, in a specific or indexed relation to the goods displayed, for theni'a' x i muin oonvenience oifthe buyer and sellerof the-goods:

Another object of the" invention is to 'pro- 18 vide a cabinet t thischaracter which isexce'edingly compact when 'in its normal closedi condition, and which is capable of being openedinto the most convenient relation on condition fon'depositing' the goods; their" 20 respeetive chambers or pockets and display holders. 1 1

Another object-is. to provide a cabinet of this character ha'ving the displaying com- "parliament onsecti'on separately hinged to the baseand adapted to be'independently open-ed;

and-.closedat*will-. r

1 Another objectis to utilize a displayin-g plateas a hinged door for closing the'=h-inge d-' 1y mounted displaying compartment, and 80 thereby cooperate with the fixed body' or' frame of the device for themaximum exolusion of dust, moisture; gasesetc: from the interior of the displaying compartment; @ther obj'eet'sand important features are) 5!? Fig.4 a perspective View of: onetof the pointed out or implied in the-following die showing the intermediate parts of the transholders for displaying elongated articles such as lip-sticks 'etc'. I V 1 Fig; 5 is a right-side or edge View of one of'th'e improved holders for boxes of rouge and'the like which areof disc formation; and an open box therein.

Fig. 6 is a vertical central sectional'view of the holder shown in Figifi;

Referring to these drawings in. detail, in which similar reference. characters correspond to similar parts in the several views, the invention is nowdescribedf in detail'fas follo ws: The cabinet includes a base orplate 7, end plates 8 and .a top plate 9, secured together by any appropriate'means, andiforming a framewhich is open in front and rear for'receiving and normally'containing the storage section 10 which is:hinged to thebase or plate atl l and provided wit-h a latch" or look 12 to hold it closed or in its normal position.

This section 10 is formed with forty-two pigeon=lioles or merchandise compartments .1022, a number of which arellidd'en bypiarts of the displaying plate 22, in Fig: 1, others being visible through the part which isbrokenout. i M 7 The cabinet also includes a forwardly opening displaying'sectionl l, hinged at 15,' to'tlie base 7 so it can be opened fromyth'e position shown in Fig.3, to the position shown inFig. 2; A knob 16 is provided for pulling it forward to the open position, When this section is closed, it leans rearward (as shownin Fig. 3.) ,so itstays closedby its owncweight. However a lock may be provided, and such lock may be located for, V

manipulation only througl tlie rear opening when "the section 10' is in its open position,

so it'cannotbe easily opened by an unauthori'zed person who is in front of the cabinet. This section 14' includes a bottom plate 17, side plates 18, atop plate 19, and a transparent front plate or pane of glass 20which latter is held by strips 21. Itis'open to'the rear, except'when closed (normally) by the displaying plate.

The displaying plate 22 is hinged. at 23, an'd a spring-catch 23wnormally engages with-the top plate 19 for holding the display ing plate in its closed position, within the rear part of the member 14, as in Fig. 3. On this plate 22, there are secured fourteen of the clamping supports 24 such as shown in Fig. 4, and fourteen of the clamping supports 25 such as shown in Figs. 5 and 6, and these members 24: and 25 are respectively located directly in front of the respective merchandise compartments or pockets 10a of the middle and lower rows, as illustrated in Fig. 1. In other words, the members 25 register respectively with the compartments 10a of the lower row, and such relation may properly be termed an indexing relation, because the holders 25 index the positions of the respective pockets in which should be stored the same kind of goods as the goods displayed in the holders 25. The same relation, as just previously explained, exists with respect to the holders 24 and the respective pockets 10a of the middle or second horizontal row of pockets 10.

Each clamping support 21 includes a shelf 26 and two spring clamping aws 28, and has a screw-hole 30 through which can be passed a screw for holding it on the displaying plate.

Each clamping member 25 has a vertical part 27 with screw-holes through which screws can be passed (as shown in Fig. 1) for holding it on the displaying plate 22. The member 25 also has a springy shelf 29 formed with a flange 29a which has lateral tongues 31 bent rearward to form keepers for the body of the disc-shaped box of rouge or other material. A similar flange 32 and tongues or keepers 33 are formed on the upper end of the upright part 27, and these engage with the lid of the box and combine with the other parts of the member 25 to removably secure the box in the displaying position behind the transparent front plate 20.

Indexes or cards 34 are held by card-holding strips 35 (Fig. 2) which have up-turned flanges 36 and are secured in place by screws 37 (in Fig. 1). On the respective indexes or cards may be written (or otherwise indicated) the names, brands, or shades of the cosmetics or goods displayed on each of the clamping supports or holders and stored in the merchandise compartment adjacent or opposite thereto. Any suitable form of handle or finger-hold 38 (Fig. 2) can be provided to force the door or display plate open, against the resistance of the spring-catch 23a. It should be understood that the spring-catch 23a is previously well known and that a depression is provided in a plate 19 to form a keeper for this spring-catch.

It should be understood that sections 7, 8, 10, 14 and 22, any or all, may be formed of wood, sheet metal or any appropriate material.

Although I have described this embodiment of the invention specifically, it is not my intention to limit my patent protection to these rsoreea exact details of construction and arrangement, for the invention is susceptible of numerous changes within the scope of the inventive ideas as implied and claimed.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. In a cabinet of the character described, the combination of a frame originally open at its front and rear sides, a hollow displaying section having its bottom hinged on said frame and adapted to be swung from a substantially horizontal position to an upright position in which it closes the front opening of said frame, said hollow section being provided with displaying supports normally held therein and with a transparent front plate or pane through which said supports can display goods supported thereon, and a storage section having its bottom hinged on said frame and adapted to be swung from a substantially horizontal position to an upright position wherein it closes the rear opening of said frame, said storage section including separate storage chambers respectively in registration with corresponding supports of said displaying section, for the purpose specified.

2. In a combined displaying and storing cabinet, the combination of a frame which is originally open at its front and rear sides, a hollow displaying section having a transparent front side and an originally open rear side, said displaying section being hinged to said frame in a position to normally close the originally open front side of said frame, a combined door and. displaying plate hinged to said displaying section in a position to normally close the originally open rear side of said displaying section, displaying supports or holders on said combined door and displaying plate and visible through said transparent front side, and storage compartments normally within said hollow frame and accessible through the rear opening of the latter, said supports being in an indexing relation to said storage compartments, substantially as described.

3. In a combined displaying and storing cabinet, the combination of a frame which is originally open at its front and rear sides, a hollow displaying section having a transparent front side and an originally open rear side, said displaying section being hinged to said frame in position to normally close the originally open front side of the frame, a combined door and displaying plate hinged to said displaying section in a position to normally close the originally open rear side of said displaying section, displaying supports normally within said displaying section so as to be visible through said transparent front side, and a storage section having its bottom hinged to said open frame in a position to normally close the originally open rear side of said frame, said storage section having separate storage compartments opposite to the respective displaying supports so the latter are in indexing relation to the respective storage compartments, for the purpose specified.

4. In a combined displaying and storing cabinet, the combination of a base, a displaying section having its lower front edge hinged on the base and having a transparent front and'an originally open rear side, a combined door and displaying plate hinged on said displaying section in a position to close the originally open rear side of the latter, and a storing section having an originally open front side and being hinged on said base in such normal relation that its front side is closed by said combined door and displaying plate, said displaying plate having supportsthereon to hold articles normally within the displaying section for being displayed through said transparent front, said storing section having storage compartments opposite to the respective supports, for the purpose specified.

5. The structure defined by claim 4, and an open frame on said base to receive said storage section when in itsnormal position, said open frame also providing an abutment against which said displaying section rests when in its normal displaying position.

In testimony whereof, I afiix my signature.

OSWALD C. ROGERS. 

